Story Trumps Structure
Steven James Writer’s Digest Books, 2014
Writing 21st Century Fiction
Donald Maass Writer’s Digest Books, 2012
Writing the Breakout Novel
Donald Maass Writer’s Digest Books, 2001
The Fire in Fiction
Donald Maass Writer’s Digest Books, 2009
Plot and Structure
James Scott Bell Writer’s Digest Books, 2004
Conflict & Suspense
James Scott Bell Writer’s Digest Books, 2011
Revision and Self-Editing
James Scott Bell Writer’s Digest Books, 2008
How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy
Orson Scott Card Writer’s Digest Books, 1990
Don’t be thrown off by the title. The principles he presents apply to all fiction writing
Character & Viewpoint
Orson Scott Card Writer’s Digest Books, 1988
Write Away
Elizabeth George Harper Collins Books, 2005
Plot versus Character
Jeff Gerke Writer’s Digest Books, 2010
Getting into Character: Seven Secrets a Novelist Can Learn from Actors
Brandilyn Collins Wiley, 2002
Emotional Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Character Expression
Angela Ackerman & Becca Puglisi CreateSpace, 2012
Fiction Writing for Dummies
Randy Ingermanson and Peter Economy For Dummies, 2009
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers
Renni Browne and Dave King William Morrow, 2004
The Elements of Style
Strunk and White Longman, 4th Edition, 1999
Chicago Manual of Style
University of Chicago Press, 16th Edition, 2010
Miss Myrtle Frag, the Grammar Nag
LaWanda Bailey Absey & Company, 2003
Grammar Girl’s Quick & Dirty Tips for Better Writing
Mignon Fogarty St. Martin’s Griffin 2008
Woe Is I
Patricia T. O’Conner Riverhead Books 2003